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Maya, Yucatán

A language of Mexico

ISO 639-3: yua
This ISO 639-3 code has undergone change through the merging of one or more retired code elements. For more information, see the code change history documentation.

Population	700,000 in Mexico (1990 census). Population total all countries: 706,000.
Region	Campeche, Quintana Roo, Yucatán. Also in Belize.
Language map	Mexico, reference number 38
Alternate names	Peninsular Maya
Classification	Mayan, Yucatecan, Yucatec-Lacandon
Language development	Bible: 1992.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	SVO.

Also spoken in:

Belize

Language name	Maya, Yucatán
Population	6,000 in Belize (2006).
Region	Cayo District, San Antonio and Succoths. Possibly in Orange Walk and Corozal districts near the Mexico border.
Language map	Belize
Alternate names	Yucateco
Language use	Shifting to Spanish. Concern about language loss; trying to start youth classes. Older adults. People in Succoths village say older people speak Maya.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

LEGTERS, D. Brainerd, author. 1937. "Notas sobre el alfabeto maya."

LEGTERS, D. Brainerd, author. 1937. "Story of a hunter."

NIDA, Eugene A.; ROMERO C., Moisés, authors. 1950. "The pronominal series in Maya (Yucatec)."

PIKE, Kenneth L., author. 1946. "Phonemic pitch in Maya."